noun
an alliance made up of states that had been Soviet Socialist Republics in the Soviet Union prior to its dissolution in Dec 1991
• Hypernyms: ↑world organization, ↑world organisation, ↑international organization, ↑international organisation, ↑global organization
• Member Meronyms:
↑Russia, ↑Russian Federation, ↑Belarus, ↑Republic of Belarus, ↑Byelarus, ↑Byelorussia, ↑Belorussia, ↑White Russia, ↑Moldova, ↑Republic of Moldova, ↑Moldavia, ↑Ukraine, ↑Ukrayina, ↑Armenia, ↑Republic of Armenia, ↑Hayastan, ↑Azerbaijan, ↑Azerbaijani Republic, ↑Azerbajdzhan, ↑Azerbajdzhan Republic, ↑Georgia, ↑Sakartvelo, ↑Kazakhstan, ↑Republic of Kazakhstan, ↑Kazakstan, ↑Kazakh, ↑Kazak, ↑Kyrgyzstan, ↑Kyrgyz Republic, ↑Kirghizia, ↑Kirgizia, ↑Kirghiz, ↑Kirgiz, ↑Kirghizstan, ↑Kirgizstan, ↑Tajikistan, ↑Republic of Tajikistan, ↑Tadzhikistan, ↑Tadzhik, ↑Tadjik, ↑Tajik, ↑Turkmenistan, ↑Turkomen, ↑Turkmen, ↑Turkmenia, ↑Uzbekistan, ↑Republic of Uzbekistan, ↑Uzbek
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\\ˈsis\ adjectiveEtymology: Latin, on this side
: having or characterized by certain atoms or groups on the same side of the molecule
cis fusion of two steroid rings
— opposed to trans
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abbrev
1. Cataloguing in source
2. Commonwealth of Independent States
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cis «sihs», adjective.
Chemistry. of or having to do with an isomeric compound that has certain atoms on the same side of a plane: »
cis configurations.
╂[< Latin cis on this side of]
cis-,
prefix.
1. on this side of; on the near side of: »
Cisatlantic = on this side of the Atlantic.
2. Chemistry. having certain atoms on the same side of a plane: »
a cisisomeric compound.
╂[< Latin cis]
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abbr. Commonwealth of Independent States
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Commonwealth of Independent States (a group of independent countries that were part of the Soviet Union until 1991)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.